Ireland vs Italy: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Ireland
4.18 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy
4.02 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
32nd
Italy rank
34th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 4.18 kilowatt-hours per person against 4.02 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 0.16 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Ireland ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 34th of 79 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2717 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.2142 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.28 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.228 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.24 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.2522 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.13 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.6017 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.29 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 3.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.089 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Ireland or Italy?
- Ireland, at 4.18 kilowatt-hours per person against 4.02 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Ireland and Italy?
- 0.16 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 34th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.